Dental visits and access to dental care among Maryland schoolchildren

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 524-533

  Macek, Mark D ^a   Wagner, Mark L ^b,c   Goodman, Harold S ^c   Manz, Michael C ^d   Marrazzo, Ilise D ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Health and Research   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^e Office of Oral Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health services accessibility; Health survey; Maryland; Schoolchildren

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17444375285     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0210     Document Type: Article

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